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Adjectives (2)
hairsplitting
adj. developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions"
delicate
adj. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
Fuzzynyms (5)
sweet, angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic
adj. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
Synonyms (33)
accurate
adj. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
dead, unerring
adj. unerringly accurate; "a dead shot"; "took dead aim"
fine, subtle
adj. minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"
nice, meticulous, punctilious
adj. marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"
pinpoint
adj. meticulously precise; "pinpoint accuracy"
very
adj. precisely as stated; "the very center of town"
civilized, polite, cultivated, cultured, genteel
adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
couth
adj. (used facetiously) refined
dainty, prim, mincing, niminy-piminy, twee
adj. affectedly dainty or refined
debonair, debonaire, suave, polished, debonnaire
adj. having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
gentlemanlike, gentlemanly
adj. befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior"
ladylike
adj. befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"
superfine, overrefined
adj. excessively delicate or refined
well-mannered, well-bred
adj. of good upbringing
Antonyms (1)
unrefined
adj. (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
finespun
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